David M. Grimes

Partner,

New York

Phone: +1 212 905 9150
Email: david.grimes@alston.com

Honed over three decades, David’s keen judgment helps him advise his clients on cross-border and domestic M&A, securities, and other corporate matters. His bilingual capabilities expand his reach and allow him to understand complex transactions in a multidimensional way.

Represented Invacare Holdings Corporation in the sale of Invacare Holdings, S.ar.l, its EMEA and APAC operations, to a joint venture vehicle formed by private equity sponsors Rhône Capital and Archimed.
Represented Great Mountain Partners in the announced formation of a strategic venture between Bertelsmann’s BMG and GMP’s Concord, combining their music publishing, recorded music, theatrical rights, and digital distribution businesses in a transformative cash-and-equity transaction in which Concord equity holders retained a 33% stake in the combined company.
Represented Vuelta Productions Limited, a pan-European media production and distribution investment company, in its formation and in its acquisitions in Denmark, Germany, France, and Italy.
Represented Rhône Capital, a transatlantic private equity fund, and its affiliated funds in its investment in Sweet Oak, leading to ownership of Royal Oak Enterprises, LLC, a manufacturer and distributor of fire building products, charcoal, artificial logs, matches, and lighter fluids and Whole Earth Brands, Inc., a manufacturer of plant-based sweeteners, flavor enhancers, and other foods.
Represented Ortho Dev America and its parent company, Eqwal Group (a portfolio company of Naxicap Partners), in numerous acquisitions of orthopedic & prosthetic clinics across the United States, as well as the creation of its U.S. platform.
Represented the owners of Bansard International in the sale of Bansard, a global transport and logistics provider, to SEKO Logistics, a portfolio company of Ridgemont Equity Partners.
Represented Seventh Avenue Investments LLC in connection with numerous equity and convertible debt investments in numerous sectors, including integrated cannabis companies (multistate and publicly traded operators).
Represented Volery Capital Partners, a U.S. private equity fund focused on investments in the financial services industry, in numerous equity and debt investments.
Represented Anjac Health & Beauty, a French industrial group, in its acquisition of Cosmetix West, a California manufacturer of cosmetics, drugs, and food supplements.
Represented HR Path, a global specialist in human resource solutions, in its first acquisition in the U.S., of Exaventures.
Represented Radiall America Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of the French group, Radiall SA, in its acquisition of Timbercon Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of fiber optic and hybrid solutions for the military, aerospace, data communications, medical, and industrial markets.
Represented Petit Forestier Group, European leader in refrigeration rental, in its first U.S. acquisition of Mendon Leasing.
Represented BBC Worldwide in its investment in BritBox, a British content-focused SVOD platform, as well as its subsequent buyout of its joint venture partner.
Represented Patheon Inc. (now part of Thermo Fisher Scientific), a publicly traded leading global provider of manufacturing and contract development services to the global pharmaceutical industry, in its $255 million acquisition of Banner Pharmacaps, a global specialty life sciences company.
Represented Talecris Biotherapeutics, a biologics company, in its purchase of numerous blood plasma centers, its $1 billion IPO and related 144A debt offering.
Represented ANV Holding B.V., a Dutch specialty insurer, in the U.S. aspects of its purchase of Flagstone Holdings (UK) Limited.
Represented Bretèche Industrie (n/k/a LINXIS), then a portfolio company of Equistone Partners, in its first North American acquisition of Schick Solutions, an ingredient automation company.

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